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What does -er mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word -er? Here's what it means.

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  1. (added to verbs) A person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; used to form an agent noun.
  2. (added to verbs, informal) A person or thing to which the root verb can satisfactorily be done.
  3. (added to a noun denoting an occupation) A person whose occupation is (the noun).
  4. (added to a number, measurement or noun denoting a quantified set) A name for a person or thing that is based on a number (with or without a noun).
  5. (slang, chiefly entertainment, with few limitations) Used to form nouns shorter than more formal synonyms.
  6. (informal, added to a noun) One who enjoys.
  7. (derogatory) Person who subscribes to a particular conspiracy theory or unorthodox belief.
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  1. (added to a proper noun) Suffix denoting a resident or inhabitant of (the place denoted by the proper noun); used to form a demonym.
  2. Suffix denoting residency in or around a place, district, area, or region.
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  1. (obsolete, no longer productive) Suffix used to form the plural of a small number of English nouns.
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  1. person or thing connected with
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  1. (adjective) more; used to form the comparative.
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  1. (adverb) more; used to form the comparative.
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  1. (added to a verb or imitative sound) frequently; used to form frequentative verbs.
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  1. (added to a verb) instance of (the verbal action); used to form nouns from verbs, especially in legal terms.
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  1. (added to a verb or noun) used to form diminutives.
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  1. (originally school slang) Used to form slang or colloquial equivalents of words.
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  1. (fiction) signifying a little one, junior, child, younger person. Attached to a name, usually a portion of the given name. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
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